Thierry Henry
Arguably the greatest player in Arsenal's history and among those who helped France win the World Cup in 1998 and the European Championships two years later. Perhaps was most unfortunate not to win in 2006 after helping his country reach the World Cup final, becoming the Gunners' leading all-time scorer and taking Arsenal to the Champions League final. That year he finished third in the Ballon d'Or reckoning behind Italy's World Cup heroes Fabio Cannavaro and Gianluigi Buffon. He also came second in the Ballon d'Or in 2003, behind Pavel Nedved, and second in 2003 and 2004 in the Fifa World Player of the Year behind Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldinho respectively.